Essays about: "representational practices"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words representational practices.

  1. 1. Re-picturing Afro People and Bodies Beyond Institutional Practices : Uncovering Meaning in Visual Counter-Narratives

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Chloé Rigélo; [2023]
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    Abstract : The legacy of colonial representational logics and the increasing role of visual media cemented,on a wide scale, the image of Afro people in the visual now the discourse and underlyingassumptions of poverty, lack, need and helplessness. The thesis investigates the modes of visualcounter-narratives outside of International Development institutional practices. READ MORE

  3. 2. Makeshift Poetry? The insolvency of neoliberalism and the solvency of the common(s) : A case study of Raumlabor's makeshift intervention Allmänna Badet in Gothenburg, Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Fabricio Di Fausto; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban commons; Common; Neoliberalism; Makeshift urbanism;

    Abstract : This thesis is the result of a set of personal concerns about, on the one hand, how the debates about the modes of expression of the neoliberal regime - particularly in the so-called "urban world" (assuming that there is something outside the "urban”, which is a discussion I did not have place for)- develop and, on the other, of a feeling of inadequacy in relation to how the so-called “urban commons” are conceptualized by many of its promoters. My way of dealing with these concerns assumes that a conceptual review of both phenomena is necessary. READ MORE

  4. 3. The "RESTful" Services: Are they "RESTful" Yet? : - A Follow-up Study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Jacob Yousif; [2022]
    Keywords : API; REST; 17 Design Criteria; RESTful; Web Services;

    Abstract : The Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture style surfaced quickly to be the favorable scheme to standardize the communication for network-based hypermedia systems due to its uniform discipline. As a result, various giant web services adopted the REST architecture as their primary architectural choice for their services. READ MORE

  5. 4. Farming with Draft Animals: Using Retro Innovations for Sustainable Agrarian Development. : A case study of organic small-scale farming in Northern Italy.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Anna Garre; [2022]
    Keywords : craftsmanship; interpretive method; draft animals; non-representational theory; Italian Alps; Po Valley; retro-innovation; farming styles; stewardship; sustainable agrarian development;

    Abstract : To farm more sustainably, some farmers are rediscovering and innovating knowledge, skills, and technologies that were used before the modernisation of agriculture in the 1950s. One such 'retro-innovation' is the use of draft animals as a source of labour on farms. READ MORE

  6. 5. REGIONAL REPRESENTATION OFFICES AND THEIR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN THE EU ARENA - A comparative interview study of Swedish regional offices in Brussels

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Sava; [2021-10-04]
    Keywords : Representation offices; administrative regions; lobbying activities;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to study the lobbying activities among regional offices representing administrative regions to explore differences and similarities in relation to three theoretical aspects; mission and principals, resources and lobbying tactics. Moreover, the thesis also aims to analyse how these differences and similarities correspond to theoretical perceptions from previous research on administrative regions’ offices and their lobbying activities. READ MORE